Polyporus leprieurii

Polyporus leprieurii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Polyporus
Species:	P. leprieurii
Binomial name
Polyporus leprieurii Mont. (1840)
Synonyms
Polyporus tephromelas Mont. (1840) Polyporus hemicapnodes Berk. & Broome (1875) Polyporus calyculus Pat. & Gaillard (1888) Polyporus savoyanus Pat. (1891) Polyporus atripes Rostr. (1902) Polyporus pusillus Rostr. (1902) Polyporus subelegans Murrill (1907)

Polyporus leprieurii is a species of poroid fungus in the genus Polyporus. It was first described scientifically by French mycologist Camille Montagne.^[1]

It is found in tropical to subtropical areas of America and Eastern Asia, where it grows on dead hardwood that is lying on the ground, or on hanging branches.^[2]

References

1. Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1840). "Séconde centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles, Décades I et II". Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (in French). 13: 193–207.
2. Núñez, M.; Ryvarden, L. (1995). "Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera". Synopsis Fungorum. 10: 1–85 (see p. 50).